Backstage docs

Learn Backstage, one screen at a time.

181 short pages with real screenshots from the live demo. Tap a numbered pin to see what it does, then follow the steps.

1. 01

   Quick guides

   One page each. Band leaders get set up in ten minutes, players learn the five things they use, and you see what your clients see from the first email to the deposit.

   • Set up your band in ten minutes
   • The five things players use
   • What your clients see
   • Your roster in one portal
   Start the chapter
2. 02

   Getting started

   Put the app on your phone, find your way around, then set the app up for how your band works: what you do, your lineups, your prices, travel, deposits and busy dates.

   • Put the app on your home screen
   • Turn on notifications
   • Your gigs in your own calendar
   • Signing in
   • Find your way around
   • Jump anywhere with ⌘K
   All 17 pages
3. 03

   Booking clients

   From the first message to a signed contract and a deposit. Enquiries from anywhere, a booking link in one tap, follow-ups, holds and the waitlist. You confirm every price before anything is signed.

   • Enquiries
   • Your enquiry form
   • The enquiry form on your website
   • Add an enquiry from anywhere
   • Check the date, hold it, quote it
   • Send a booking link
   All 12 pages
4. 04

   The client app

   What your clients see. They build their booking, ask to book, sign and pay on their phone, then plan the night, pick songs and chat with you. No account, your band's look.

   • Welcome and packages
   • Book step by step
   • Request to book
   • Sign and pay
   • Plan the night
   • The guest page
   All 12 pages
5. 05

   Gigs

   Every gig in one list and one page: who's playing, the schedule, gig day, drive time and when to leave, travel pay and the recap after.

   • Home
   • Create a gig
   • The gig page
   • Assign players
   • A gig's sections
   • Say you're in, or can't make it
   All 17 pages
6. 06

   Setlist Studio and live

   Your songs, your shows and the stage. Build a setlist in seconds, or go live with no setlist and call songs on the night. Charts and lyrics full screen, and every phone follows along.

   • The song library
   • Go live with no setlist
   • Up next and who sings
   • One song, many versions
   • Start a new show
   • The show builder
   All 17 pages
7. 07

   Practice

   Learn songs by playing along with the band. The chart follows the recording, your part is muted, and you can loop, slow down, change key, fix the chart and leave notes. Try it in the demo. On the beta, a band can upload a recording of its own song and get it split into six parts: that's in testing, switched on by Backstage on request.

   • Practice: play along with the band
   • Practice on your phone
   • Capo, another key, and the song's key
   • Fix a chord
   • Grooves and parts
   • Move the bar lines
   All 10 pages
8. 08

   AI help

   Buttons right where you work that read, sum up and draft the busywork: fill a gig from an email, scan a receipt, draft a reply, read a contract, ask a question. Everything is a draft you check, nothing is sent by itself, it only reads your own band's data, and you can switch it off.

   • How AI help works
   • Fill a gig from an email
   • Draft a reply to an enquiry
   • Ask Backstage
   • Read their contract
   • The venue's spec
   All 15 pages
9. 09

   Your band

   The people. Chat and groups, members and what they can see, availability, time off, rehearsals and who's using the app.

   • Messages and groups
   • My bands
   • The Band page
   • Backstage Live
   • Your public profile
   • My profile
   All 12 pages
10. 10

    Money

    Invoices, deposits, what's owing and what's still to collect, player pay, insights and tax. Canada and the US, in your currency.

    • Balance or Owing
    • Pay per player
    • Payment reminders and Nudge
    • Set pay and rate proposals
    • Split Calculator
    • Partner split rules
    All 13 pages
11. 11

    Touring

    Tours, day sheets, travel and hotels, promoter deals, advancing, merch and per diems. Switch them on in Settings and every show gets the tools a touring act needs.

    • Switch on touring tools
    • Crew and crew roles
    • Hotels on the gig
    • Tours
    • The route and itinerary
    • Travel and hotels
    All 15 pages
12. 12

    Manager edition

    Run several artists from one portal. Each artist keeps its own band, gigs and books; you get the roster at a glance, one calendar, double-booking alerts and commission.

    • Switch between artists
    • The roster dashboard
    • The roster calendar
    • Conflicts and double bookings
    • Commission
    • Statements and payments
    All 7 pages
13. 13

    For DJs

    For solo DJs, DJ companies and bands that play DJ sets. Plan the night with the client, build the crate, run the cue sheet and guest requests from the booth, export to your DJ software, and run a team of DJs with lanes, kits and DJ pay.

    • Set up as a DJ
    • Plan the night with the client
    • Key moments and the cue sheet
    • Names on the mic
    • Build the crate
    • Export to your DJ software
    All 18 pages
14. 14

    Settings reference

    Every setting, what it does and what it starts as. Settings live in one place, grouped the way you'd look for them.

    • Profile
    • Brand
    • Features
    • Client portal
    • Packages and prices
    • Region and currency
    All 12 pages

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The same pages, laid out for print. Letter landscape.

Backstage: quick guides 8 pages · 2 MBBackstage: the complete guide 154 pages · 51 MBBackstage: for touring acts 20 pages · 6 MBBackstage: Manager edition 13 pages · 3 MBBackstage: for DJs 24 pages · 9 MBBackstage: the app your clients get 18 pages · 8 MB

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